Fright Night

The new Fright Night isn't a prick on the neck of the 1985 original, but what it does it does well.

"...Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Colin Farrell, Toni Collette, David Tennant and Imogen Poots. Fans of the irritatingly limp and relatively toothless..."

Aug. 19, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest Review: Vivarium

Suburban weirdness never quite keeps up with the Joneses

"...Imogen Poots and Jesse Eisenberg can never be in a..."

Sept. 21, 2019 Screens Post by Jenny Nulf

Green Room

Punks and Nazi skinheads meet in this tense yet lovely kick in the teeth

"...Directed by: Jeremy Saulnier. Starring: Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, Alia Shawkat, Patrick Stewart, Macon Blair, Joe Cole,..."

April 22, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

Comedy collective The Lonely Island writes, directs, and stars in music biz comedy

"...Jorma Taccone. Starring: Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone, Imogen Poots, Sarah Silverman, Maya Rudolph, Joan Cusack, Will Forte,..."

June 10, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Solitary Man

In this small-scale drama, Michael Douglas plays a disgraced businessman and inveterate skirt-chaser who makes one bad decision after another.

"...Douglas, Susan Sarandon, Danny DeVito, Mary-Louise Parker, Jenna Fischer, Imogen Poots, Jesse Eisenberg, Ben Shenkman, Richard Schiff and Olivia..."

June 18, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Father

Anthony Hopkins gives a timely career highlight in this story of dementia

"...Florian Zeller. Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Rufus Sewell, Imogen Poots, Mark Gatiss and Olivia Williams...."

March 12, 2021 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Black Christmas

Redo of horror classic rejects subtext for political message

"...Directed by: Sophia Takal. Starring: Imogen Poots, Aleyse Shannon, Brittany O'Grady, Lily Donoghue and Caleb..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Art of Self-Defense

Jesse Eisenberg excels as the mouse that roars in this karate black comedy

"...Directed by: Riley Stearns. Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola, Imogen Poots, Steve Terada and Phillip Andre Botello...."

July 12, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Jimi: All Is by My Side

John Ridley's take on Jimi Hendrix veers away the standard biopic.

"...Directed by: John Ridley. Starring: André Benjamin, Imogen Poots, Hayley Atwell, Ruth Negga, Andrew Buckley and Oliver..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

French Exit

Pfeiffer embraces her zaniness in this tale of the ugly Americans in Paris

"...Pfeiffer, Lucas Hedges, Tracy Letts, Valerie Mahaffey, Susan Coyne, Imogen Poots and Danielle Macdonald...."

April 2, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

SXSW Film Gets Latest Apatow, Snowpiercer Premiere

Huge lineup includes new docs on St. Vincent, Ozzy, Zappa

"...of their small town in 2012. Cast: Alex Wolff, Imogen Poots, Neve Campbell, Tom Cullen, Keir Gilchrist, Kiowa Gordon,..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

It's Knives Out For Rian Johnson at Fantastic Fest

The Last Jedi director's latest to close fest

"...2019, U.S. Premiere, 98 min) When young couple Gemma (Imogen Poots) and Tom (Jesse Eisenberg) drive out to a..."

Aug. 20, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Going on the Offensive With The Art of Self-Defense

Jesse Eisenberg navigates the hierarchy of martial arts

"...nameless Sensei (Alessandro Nivola) and his loyal lieutenant Anna (Imogen Poots) have different plans for him. Casey is left..."

March 8, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...how to defend himself. Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola, Imogen Poots (World Premiere)..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: I Kill Giants

Grief is a monster in this fantastic fable, plus two new undead flicks

"...she rejects the compassion of her sister/proxy parent Karen (Imogen Poots in a perfect miniature portrait of emotional exhaustion)..."

May 26, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...impossible love in an unlikely friend. Cast: Tye Sheridan, Imogen Poots, Jeffrey Wright, Caleb Landry Jones (World Premiere)..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

I Like to Watch: Roadies

Showtime series becomes a summer favorite

"...In one corner we have Kelly Ann (Imogen Poots), the ideologically pure documentarian who, despite being about..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Screens Column by Jacob Clifton

I Like to Watch

Three day weekend equals more time to binge (on TV, of course)

"...the cast headliners – Luke Wilson, Carla Gugino and Imogen Poots – are reliable talents, Rafe Spall (whom you..."

July 1, 2016 Screens Post by Jacob Clifton

Knight of Cups

Terrence Malick's Knight of Cups is a vessel half-empty

"...Banderas, Freida Pinto, Wes Bentley, Isabel Lucas, Teresa Palmer, Imogen Poots and Peter Matthiessen...."

March 18, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Filth

Based on a book by Trainspotting's Irvine Welsh, this film keeps close company with a nihilistic character, but unwisely pulls its punches.

"...Eddie Marsan, Joanne Froggatt, Shirley Henderson, Jim Broadbent and Imogen Poots...."

June 6, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Need for Speed

Somewhat fast but seldom furious, this is an adrenaline junkie’s wet dream that stars Aaron Paul.

"...Directed by: Scott Waugh. Starring: Aaron Paul, Dominic Cooper, Imogen Poots, Michael Keaton, Scott Mescudi, Rami Malek, Ramon Rodriguez..."

March 14, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

That Awkward Moment

Former High School Musical heartthrob Zac Efron stars in this dude-centric romantic comedy.

"...Gormican. Starring: Zac Efron, Michael B. Jordan, Miles Teller, Imogen Poots and Mackenzie Davis...."

Feb. 7, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film Releases Full Feature Lineup

Slate includes everyone from Wes Anderson to the Zellners

"...becoming a rock legend. Cast: Andre Benjamin, Hayley Atwell, Imogen Poots, Ruth Negga, Adrian Lester (U.S. Premiere)..."

Jan. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

A Late Quartet

A string quartet – whose members are played by the likes of Christopher Walken, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Catherine Keener – gets stuck in its own resins.

"...Christopher Walken, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Mark Ivanir, Imogen Poots, Wallace Shawn and Liraz Charhi...."

Nov. 16, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Jane Eyre

The foggy moors are palpable, the passions less so, but this new adaptation of Charlotte Brontë's oft-told story is a handsome addition to the canon.

"...Jamie Bell, Sally Hawkins, Simon McBurney, Amelia Clarkson and Imogen Poots. Jane Eyre, one of cinema’s most frequently filmed..."

March 25, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

28 Weeks Later

This continuing story of a populace that fears infection from a "rage virus," forges ahead with panic-paced sequences of graphic, random violence.

"...Carlos Fresnadillo. Starring: Robert Carlyle, Catherine McCormack, Mackintosh Muggleton, Imogen Poots, Rose Byrne, Jeremy Renner, Idris Elba and Harold..."

May 11, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov